The Seattle Mariners and the Tampa Bay Rays meet in the finale of their four-game series in MLB action from Tropicana Field on Sunday afternoon.

Mariners Looking To Split

The Seattle Mariners come into Sunday’s matchup looking to earn a split in the series after falling behind 2 games to 1 after a 7-5 loss to the Rays on Saturday. The loss has the Mariners sitting at 79-63 on the year, sitting 1.5 games back in the AL West while holding onto one of the Wild Card spots in the American League. Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with 162 hits and 95 RBIs along with 29 home runs while Cal Raleigh has 27 home runs this season. Teoscar Hernandez has 25 home runs along with 86 RBIs for the Mariners this season and Eugenio Suarez has 19 homers of his own along with 84 RBIs as well. J.P. Crawford also has a .264 batting average and a .381 OBP this season. Bryce Miller will start for the Mariners here and is 8-4 with a 3.83 ERA and 102 strikeouts this season.

Seattle Mariners Team Facts

– The Mariners have won seven of their last eight games as road underdogs.
– The underdogs have covered the run line in 12 of the Mariners’ last 13 games at Tropicana Field.
– The Mariners have led after 5 innings in each of their last seven games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
– The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Mariners’ last three day games.
– The Mariners have won the first inning in each of their last three games as underdogs against American League opponents.

Seattle Mariners Player Prop Facts

– Julio Rodriguez has hit a home run in five of his last six appearances with the Mariners against AL opponents.
– Julio Rodriguez has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six appearances against AL opponents.
– Julio Rodriguez has scored at least one run in seven of the Mariners’ last eight road games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
– Teoscar Hernandez has recorded two or more total bases in seven of his last eight appearances at Tropicana Field.
– Julio Rodriguez has recorded at least one hit in each of the Mariners’ last 14 day games against opponents that held a winning record.
– Julio Rodriguez ranks T6th in the league in Steals (36) this season.

Rays Looking For Big Series Win

The Tampa Bay Rays will be hoping to come out on top in the series after emerging victorious in game three last time out. The win propelled the Rays to 87-56 on the year, sitting 4 games back in the AL East race while firmly holding onto the top spot in the AL Wild Card hunt. Isaac Paredes leads the Rays with 29 home runs while Jose Siri has 25 home runs with Paredes also chipping in a team-high 89 RBIs while Randy Arozarena has 78 RBIs this season. Yandy Diaz also has a team-high 149 hits with a .318 batting average and a .400 OBP as well on the season. Zach Eflin will start for the Rays and is 13-8 with a 3.47 ERA and 158 strikeouts this season.

Tampa Bay Rays Team Facts

– The Rays have won five of their last six day games after playing the previous day.
– The underdogs have covered the run line in 12 of the last 13 games between the Mariners and Rays at Tropicana Field.
– The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rays’ last three day games at Tropicana Field.
– The Rays have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three games.
– The Rays have led after 7 innings in each of their last four day games against the Mariners at Tropicana Field.

Tampa Bay Rays Player Prop Facts

– Brandon Lowe has hit a home run in two of the Rays’ last three games as favorites.
– Brandon Lowe has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Rays’ last five games as home favorites against AL opponents.
– Randy Arozarena has scored at least one run in 10 of the Rays’ last 11 day games.
– Yandy Diaz has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Rays’ last eight Sunday games against opponents that held a winning record.
– Zach Eflin has recorded seven or more strikeouts in five of his last six home appearances against AL opponents.
– Yandy Diaz has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 Sunday day appearances with the Rays as favorites.
– Yandy Diaz ranks 5th amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.400) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

– The Tampa Bay Rays ranks 1st in the league for home runs allowed this season (150).
– The Tampa Bay Rays ranks 1st in the league for runs allowed this season (568).
– The Seattle Mariners ranks 1st in the league for walks allowed this season (359).
– The Seattle Mariners ranks 29th in the league for strikeouts against this season (1404).

Chris’ Pick

I’m leaning towards the Rays here but probably not rushing to bet this game. This is just a tight series and I think the case could be made either way here, but Eflin’s just been so good at Tropicana Field this season and Bryce Miller’s had a tendency to be up and down on the road at times this year. Give me the Rays for the series win.